Elk Rapids, Michigan is a vibrant and active community located in Northern Michigan. The town has a long history as an important port on Grand Traverse Bay and today is home to a thriving population of over 3,000 people. It is a popular tourist destination with its picturesque views and abundance of outdoor activities such as kayaking, camping, fishing, and bird watching.
The residents of Elk Rapids are also very involved in local politics. There are several political groups that meet regularly to discuss current issues facing the community as well as upcoming elections. Local representatives from all three major political parties can often be found discussing their ideas for the future with members of the public at the city hall or other public meetings. Citizens are encouraged to get involved and participate in the process by attending meetings, contacting their representatives, and voting on election day.
The political climate in Elk Rapids, MI is moderately conservative.
Antrim County, MI is moderately conservative. In Antrim County, MI 37.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Antrim county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.0% to 37.3%.
Antrim county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elk Rapids, MI is moderately conservative.
Antrim County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Michigan is leaning liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Elk Rapids, Michigan: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Elk Rapids, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 493 contributions totaling $58,685 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 227 contributions totaling $39,306 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $173 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)